Muriel the mouse has no idea what strange and awful things are happening beneath the Chipvole
Mountains when she tells her children they’re moving back to the mountains. Lenny, Vera, and Perry are
excited and stunned: their mother rarely talks about their old life in the Chipvoles, in the happy days before
their father was killed in a mysterious cave explosion. And so they set out from their cozy nest in the corner
of a cluttered tool shed with little idea what adventures, narrow escapes, odd travel companions, and
surprising discoveries await them.
At first Muriel is suspicious of Byron, an easygoing but ever watchful dog who shares a harrowing train ride
with them. The mice children, however, have no such qualms about Uncle Byron. It isn't long before the
travelers discover they're being watched. Byron nabs the spy: a trembling fox who claims he was sent by
King Cecil, a greedy, cruel weasel who now rules over the Chipvoles. He forces his subjects to dig deep
inside the mountain caves, searching for something the king is desperate to have. Muriel's journey turns
into a nightmare when Lenny and Byron are separated from the group. In the end, Lenny learns something
about bravery, Muriel about trusting and hoping, and the secret of the Chipvoles is finally revealed.
"Beneath the Chipvole Mountains" offers adventure, mystery, and humor to middle grade fantasy readers.
Mountains when she tells her children they’re moving back to the mountains. Lenny, Vera, and Perry are
excited and stunned: their mother rarely talks about their old life in the Chipvoles, in the happy days before
their father was killed in a mysterious cave explosion. And so they set out from their cozy nest in the corner
of a cluttered tool shed with little idea what adventures, narrow escapes, odd travel companions, and
surprising discoveries await them.
At first Muriel is suspicious of Byron, an easygoing but ever watchful dog who shares a harrowing train ride
with them. The mice children, however, have no such qualms about Uncle Byron. It isn't long before the
travelers discover they're being watched. Byron nabs the spy: a trembling fox who claims he was sent by
King Cecil, a greedy, cruel weasel who now rules over the Chipvoles. He forces his subjects to dig deep
inside the mountain caves, searching for something the king is desperate to have. Muriel's journey turns
into a nightmare when Lenny and Byron are separated from the group. In the end, Lenny learns something
about bravery, Muriel about trusting and hoping, and the secret of the Chipvoles is finally revealed.
"Beneath the Chipvole Mountains" offers adventure, mystery, and humor to middle grade fantasy readers.
| ANGIE'S HUMOR in words and images ANGIE'S BOOKS: humorous fiction & children's fantasy ABOUT ANGIE ANGIE'S BLOG CONTACT ANGIE |
